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IH^ ECHO

VOL 1

KcpresentlTe Araat«ar of flortkeru CRllfariila.
HON( VT CALIFORNIA. MAY 1, I89T

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A NATURAL BRIDGE.

Written for the Echo.

At is one of the most won-
derful structures Nature
has left to show her handi.
work. The bridge spana
the niountain cha^in in
which iiows a little st ream
called Cedar Creek, the bed of which
IH more than ^00 feet belovr the sur-
iacK uf tlie plaiu. Tlie middle of the
arch is 45 feet in perpendicular thick
ness, which increa-ses to ftO at itH jum -
ture r4th the vast nbMttuents. Ii is GO
teet wide, and its span i^ altiiont 00
feet. Across the fop is a public road
and be'iu'j; on the Eaiue level with tho
neigliboriiijc country, one amy cross it
in a coach without beiui; .iware of the
interestinjr p'ace. It is en the abut-
ment that mauv names are carved by
persons who have climbed up the face
^»f the precipice Fer a number of
\ ears the nnint ' ' '*

cut in the rock when the Father of his
Country was a boy, stood hijfh abore
those of all the other daring: Bpirits.
In 1818, however, a student of Wash-
ingfton College, Virgrinia, James H.
Piper by name, climbed from the foot
to the top of the rock.

A V^IRGIXIA Amatkuh,

CURRENT COMMENT.

Tub KrHO, an amateur Journal, ed
ited by Frank V. Battke, an amateur
j<^nrnalist, and devoted to amateurs,
has made its appearance at Honcnt.
May it meet with luore than amateur
success and keep pace with the
"Tinies. ■ — Bigifs Notes.

What we need most ju ir, a

few amateurs who are willing to make
atuateut journalism their first in-
terest. . There are two many dabblers
—too few real workers.—Fiiilay (irun:
ifi January, "As You Like It '.

THE_ ECHO ^!Jot^f.]£"^

Frank V. Battke. Editor.

ASSOCIATE EDITORS.
Arthur A. Ames, Yuba City, Cal.
Andrew L. Johnston,
203 Second Street, San Francisoo, Cal.

SirbSCRriPTlON'~i^\TE8;

One year 35c,

Six Months 15c.

Foriegn 30c.

Single copies 03c.

Sample copies on application.

ADVERTlSING^RlTES^ "

Per inch 30c.

JiOcalB per word . Oic.

Special rates . ^ jqs and

lar^e advertisments.

Pablislicd Sp.mi-Monthiy in interest
ofamatenr journa.lism.

We are not res}:)Oiisible for opinions
o! correspondents.

Original manuscript always in de-
mand.

In remitting?, send Money Order or
Silver. Never send stamps.

Address everythinj< to,
FRANK V. BATTKE,
Honcut, Butte Co., California.

Kepreseutive Amateur of NortUern

"VOLTiT may 1,1897, NO, 2.

Th DITORIAL MENTION.

"The pen is mightier thna t'ae sword."—
Richelieu.

Notice the improvement in this is-
sue over the last.

The Echo has met with success no
far — but the future.

^^
Succe.ss is natural when you try to
succeed.

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Manuscript in the last issue scarce
—this issue a little better.

^^
An encoura{?ing word is often better

than a dose of medicine.

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Thc/e 13 no failure except in no lonj?-

er tryine: to'succeed.

We have added two extra papes
to The Echo tins issue and hope to
add the same amount next issue.

Amateurs are very slow in sending
in their papers; The "Amateur Bo-
hemiam" ia the first we recieved.

Genius is really only the power of
makings unceasing effort, only the
power of going at a thin^ and staying
with it until success is attained

War has been declared between
Turkey and Greece, let them light it
out— a good debating subject at the
meetings of Amateur Press Club's.

Free Silver-Gold, Cuba-Spain, Tur-
key-Greece—what next? Why the
N. A. P. A. Convention at 'Frisco—
the liveliest time in Amateurdom.

In the editorial column of "The
Howler," published at Marysville, dat-
ed Monday, April 19, 1897, is an article
headed, "Let Your Light bo Shine,"
an article burning up the editor of
Thk Echo.

It is about the book advertised by
tiie Gaiety Pub. Co. of San Francisco,
in the last issue of The Echo. The
editor (or rather one of the staff of a
Marysville daily, in who's office this
journal (The Howler) Is published)
states that the editol* of The Echo
has not much regard for the morals of
youthful readers of his advertisements
This book advertised is the history o
the life of this once famous English
poet, known all over the world. "The
UowIm" states that this book is im-
moral, they have never seen or read a
copy of it.

We wish to have the renders of Thk
Echo to know that this book is as
moral as any histpry of any man's life
eyer published.

The Echo, 25 cents a year.

The EC

iar

Wtlliam K. Mearst.

filliam K. Hearst, who lias to per-
fntiy fought the Southern Pacillc
road in its endeavor to Recure an
ropriation of |54,000.000, is one of
lost interesting of Aiuerican joiir-
5t«. He ii ppMi^hflr of the Han
iclsco Bxaniiner and the Now

Journal. He Ih the son of the
[gonator Hearst, of C/alifornia, and
irlted most of that ' rich luauV
lonf. His wealth is esliniated at

>,000. to bay i. >fhing of an enor-
18 income, 1. : Examiner ho has
lea power on th«» coast, and his
>r in New York JournaliFin has

as full of color as a Icaleidscope
{onallyhd is a ffsnerous, lovable
|o8: man, true to his friends and
iniC in l^is aspirations. He is a
Ive of California and only 38 years

Alnaj^i A Ball«}. )

in a crowd of boy^ there is alwiv-
chief bully and when be comment
to pick on a stuali-cr boy therept
"tjariE:'' always wail t to help him,
appears that Eur(»pean nations
built on the saiuc plao. Mi^
England started to frighten
Crreeije and Rusiiiii, Germany, Fr i .
and others joine^l in. As Gre.
fuses to be badly frightened i:
placed the "ganK " in a Lad pof^iiio-.
as. if a fight is statlcd. they may all bt
mijced up in it, and, like all bullys,
none of these powers want to fight.

Words of encouragement cost noth-
ing yet they lighten many a heavy
load and bri^rhten many a dark path-

MtghtObjfft
A physician s;'v.s: "Gi rble

Ith should take a tramp through
woods or fields every d *y." Hut
)ose a tramp should obj !Ct to ba
taken throu<;h the woods or fields
ry day by girls ia fc. ble health?—
lj{haniton Repubh>Hii

%e 8an FrancK-tLt I. : has

ided a color pre^s and now issues a

>lored suppliuitsiit lach Sun lay,

?h% Examiner allows no paper in the

"orjd to get ahead '*f it in anything

it uoes to nsalie up a ^;ood modern

./spa per.

Spicy Reading

THE ECHO

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Prank V. Battke - - - Krtlior.
lIoncTit. Cmlirnmlu.

Published acmi-iuontlily ii, iiiteri»st
unateur journaiisiii. hy amateurs,
vdverlisii's rates on aj)plication.

Subscription 25 cents a year.

SaiDjIa copies fr;»^.

Many a v.riter has seeured a posi-
tbrough t!ie writing of one bright
article, and lost it throuijb tlie> in
ability to write another.

A cat's nine lives is not to be com-
pared with the vitality of some poli-
ticians whose political deaths were
chronicled many years sinco.

The airship craze lias hit Michigan
and Illinois and a number of people
clnimthey have seen a mysterious
li«ht moving throuch the skies and
that they could distinguish the out-
lines of an air-K'^ip. These people
may be right but it is more than pro
bable they have been duped by some
cleyer practical jokers.

Itis 8ijarc3ly likely that a pablioher
%vou!d keep the circulation of hia medi-
urn a secret if he had any idea that ad-
vertisers uuderestirnated it. Hence the
refusal of a pnb!jKij<38 to rendes a state-
ment indicates thi:t his paper possesses
a smaller circul ft! ion than it • - -- ' 'ea
with having.— I^r inters Ink

ONE YEAR, 25 CENTS, THE ECHO.

THE ECHO

Aiiiateiij'8 Take xSoiice.

\matcur Journal Directory containing a full list of
r. .>; t.v. a jou4'naLs published in the United Stateis and also a
full list of Amateur Press Clubs, will soon be published.

JiO^nil (1 y->ur |)aper <.>'ivin:>; a discription, such as size of
page, when issued, etc. S.ee diagram in next issue of ECHO-
ADVERTISING RATES,

One mcii '. \. $ . 50

Whole page /four iLch^'-} $2,00

Doiots alMiiit ^ •- api::' inserted under local per ^vord $ .^>1
For further particulars address,

Frank V. Battke, Publisher, H;)neut, Cal .

Siandard Arialsjr Jajrnal Oirsctory.

uf 1 CPiU a word.

rKANK V. FiATTKK, riibh8l»cr, Huncut, Caliiornid.
Fuil naJViC of your papi-r —

'When it?i'ifi 1

>'\Hnl)9r of pagfs

Fizp of pt^%e.

Puhscrip'.ion price per yt»r

AVh.en eatablithed

Editor's nftm©.

Addresi

Citr ^^»t«

OM CONTEMPOPIES

Stags Ciiesnuti.

"Auii^tcnr Bch««utte4ii'^— On band, If there ii a oioderm drama in tx*
tiue piece of work, and spicy readincf iitance in which none of the following

matter, the illustrations hit top mark,
ntid as I said before — "very artistic for
■ ■. siiiall feized paper." Tlic doors of
TiiK Echo ''oflfice*
open to welcome it.

The first number oi "Ttio Howler"
piibliehed by Eddie Lurufordat Marys-
ville, Cai., has reached our desk. We
hope that it will be succesttful.

Huh arrived at our sanctum \('l. 1,
No. 1, of the "NotcB", publibhed by
Otto A. Kruujber, Iniiiaimpolis, lud.,
it ik neatly illustrated, but we think it
could have at letst eijiht payees, for
two pajfes is not enough for a quart-
erly jot" •■> '

Tl..
iuontlii> by th^ 2\urmui bchuol at
Cliico, has reached our de«k. It is
neat, newj^y and si>i
The "Horse .Shoe" .^ ......... v.;^, ..v.l

ri on us thi>i motiti), but by luck no
one was hit. It is the supplement to tl:e
• West", at'd presents a neat appear-
aiico.

•'Monthly Visitor" of March is amon-
Ijefit our monthly visitura. in it'« tenth
volume and this is the first copj we re-
otivcd. call ajjain, always welcome.

' Tlie Junior World"— Mai ch number,
is an np to date aiiiAteur journal — small
but oil I my.

.\n amateur journal in criti'M'sinR the
last number of the "Texas Amateur"
^n\B Its "out of siKlit". I sliouhi say it
was for I havn't received a copy of it

sentences are to be found we would be
glad to know it^s name:
"r'"''aLnd inc> yillifin.'*
I am lost.''

Vou have pronounced your own
doom."

"Fly. ere it ia too late."
"Is it thus that we meet after all
these years.''
"No resource is left but death. '
*'Maudeville Invoks you are in mtr
power."

"Man, man have you no pity. "
"Ah! you tremble."
"This then is the end of all."
"Reginald! Re^ioald! Great Hearens

is gone."
"Hector Reillv! you see before you
a desperate man."
"Can he suspect?"

* And this is the uian I called my
friend."
*'Villian you have betrav»d me."
"Have you no mercy."
"She must, she shall be mine."
"For years I hare waited for
hoar."

"Die base wretch."
''It it the long loet will."
"Help, help or I sliall ««eape.**
"Who will save me.^

Andrkw L. JOHNSTOir.

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Ripans Tabules: at drugglsta.
Ripans Tannics cure dyspepsia.
Ulpans Tabules cure dizziness.

Advertise in

THE

(ut

ECHO m

It Pays.

Advcrliiilns rafc« on applir^tion.

CUBU£NT COMMENT.

(Continuued from flret page)
Frank V. Battke, formerly of this
city, is now editor of The Echo, a
semi-monthly amateur journal pub-
lished at Honcut. Mr. Battke or^jan-
i zed the (iood News Club, and other
societies for young men in this city.
He is i^romislng youn;; writer an<l
his many friend* join us in wishiop:
him Fucccss.— Sutter Independent.

Frank V. Battke; who has worked

on the Sutter Independent in Yuba

Citv.hasjfone to Moncut where he

has started an Amateur Journal.

•W,. u.s!, liiiii succ«\«s."— Th«» Ho>^-

THE ECHO.

It was a cold and stormy nJtjbt.

A man stood in the street;
The cold grey tears stood in his
eyes

And his shoes were full of feet.

BUSINESS LOCALS.

Locals I cent a word uuder this beading, no
charge for name and addj-iss. Send imoney
With the copy.

Just think of it — A Hogans Alley Yel-
Tow Kid for only 10 cents. Address F.
V.Battke. Honcnt, Cal. See ad page 4.

No Amateur . . .

Can afford to be withcns

THE ECHO,

Issued Serai-Monfhly, in interest o
Amateur Journalism.

Tw«nfy-flTe centa a year.

Sample copT free.

FRANK V. BATTKE

Honcbt, Califoinla.
Subscription Blank on fiuother page.

Watch

This

Space.

ANDREW li. JOHNSTON.

§03 Second Street. San Francisco, Cal.

Is the only authorized agent of the
ECHO in San Francisco.

He may receive advertieemenle and
subscriptions. x

-THIS SPaCE

FOR RENT,

AT THE REGULAR

RATE.

SAY!
Just what you want

Is a Hogans Alley Yellow Kid.

The Yellow Kids have been made
famous in the paj^es of the New York
Journal and World. He is the origin-
al Hogan's Alley Yellow Kid. Sent
to your address 10 cents each, 3 for 35
cents. Franxi V. Battke, HoucutCai

ONE YEAK, io CE:^

HE ECHO.

"Great Scott

??

JUST THINK OF IT— A local of 10
» words published in tho ECHO one is-
sue for only 10 c.^nts. 1 cent a word, no
charge for name aud address. Try one.

FRED C. S. FISCHER.

Amateur Advertising Agent,
Has the authority to recieve subscrip-
tions and ailveriisementF in tiw ritalo of
New York for THE ECITO.

Circulars, papers, and sauipies dis-
tributed. Si^us tacked up, and bilis
T)osted. Amareur papers mailed, 200
mailed on trial 10 cents.

Thia paper is always kept on file in
his cfflcQ. Also agent for other amateur
papers,
144 7th Avenue, New York Oilv, N. Y.

It is true that
the ECHO is
a payable ad-
vertising me-
dium. I in-
serted an ad-
ytrtisom en t
and ordrrs
rolled* in lik*?
hot cakes.
Try one and
see ynnrsftlf-
THE ECHO.

WANTED-AM IDEAr.S^rs?SJp"S

thing to patent ? Protect your ideas , fcJiey mry
bring you jvealth. Write JOilK WKDDER-
BiJkN & CO., Patent Attorneys, WasMagton,
a C, fov their 81.S0O prii;« oiler.

DOH'T!

and you will recieve a Hogans Alley Yellow
Kid and one years subscription to the ECHO.
The regular price of the ECPIO is 25 cents a year
and a Yeilow Kid sells for lo cents. This way
you are Kitting: 35 cents worth for 25 cents.
This offer is only good until June 1, 1897.
FRANK V h.^TTKlC. IION^ CT. C.-M,.